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THE HONGKONG Telegraph, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1936,

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Five Fecund Families Fight

For "Fool's" Fortune

ON Hallowe'en, 1926, mischiev- Sea-Sick Admiral

Quy Charles Vance Millar,

ALTHOUGH, be

entored

"There is plenty of hard, and Air Raid Statement sometimes dangerous,

rich, unmarried Canadian lawyer, A Navy in 1886, and say netive Araba

work Un

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the patrol and convoy duty, chasing PELEGRAPH'S" criticism last

who ambash lorries

week of tho dilatoriness silver mine owner and race truck

Heal Anti-Gas Committee gambler, died in Toronto. When ervice in Africa and China long keeping a vigilant eye on things of

But for a keen sense in issuing Information to 'press Millar's (he was termed "The before he served in the war, Ad- in general. Fool" by n learned Canadian miral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes of humour and a determination to should not be taken as reflection has never been able to get over make the best of things the man on Mr. H. R. Todd, President of In fact ho had Judge) will was examined it was

in kits might ind plenty of scope Urban Council. sen-sickness,

nothing to do with release of found that he had left $500,000

He made this confession when for that "downhearted feeling." to that Toronto mother who bore addressing a gathering of teachers One of the amusements for the statement. the most children within the next at the City of London Vacation soldier is donkey riding by mooti- Mr. Told, who has studied air decade. To be counted, the off- Couree in Education at Bedford light. Sandies approve of the do raid precautions, In Secretary to spring might be born alive or College, Regent's Park.

elle donkey but do not appreciate the air raids committee. He will dead, legitimate or illegitimate. When spoken to later on the its braying and have named it the be responsible for the preparation of a Book of Instructions for the eruds. Five question of sen-sickness" among "Jerusalem nightingale."

scheme To-day the race

ralda precautions. fecund women were ranning al- Navy men. Sir Roger laugheil The Seaforths are firm favourites air most neck and neck. Of these, "I was chaffing three or four with the children of the residen- sued to the various Government and other departments, but it young women when, 1 tial district round the Calavarra three would be out of the money hundred

must await oficial approval be- statement." he added. and Kalaklava campa. They also

fore issue to Presa. ten years. children in

A "What I meant to convey to them cut quite a dash with the Jerusa- fourth neelel twins before to-day was that, although some of the lem nursemalda,

might not like the sea becTURE to win.

they became sea-sick, the British Baby derby addicts got one of people have the call of the sea in the contest's biggest thrilla last

their blood, and, against that. set- Phone 27778/9 month when suddenly Mrs. Pauling sickness is a small thing. It takes

Mae Clarke, 21, revealed herself

than freed: m from the mother of ten, eight living leknees to make a good saller." Mrs. Clarke's reluctance to put her claim forward was not the Malaria Tour natural. Five of her offspring are

JEUTENANT-COLONEL S. P. children of her husband, a Torenle

James, the expert on malaria, railroad worker from whom she le separated four years

The is shortly leaving London on a toar others, including twins who died af Ceylon, Malaya, Hongkong and with planes or with G. H. Q. can RADIO steners in England are

East on behalf of Rust year, are by "the only man the Far ever really loved, the man to whom Ryal Empire Society.

Hongkong Hotel if anyone bettered their record of made that

Garage

Stubbs Rd.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 1936,

FIGHTING THE

HEROIN EVIL

ago.

nora

I am married by nature if not by Colonel James will find much to law. When we were first together int: rest him in Hongkong and in we thought my divorce would come Ceylon he may hear the truth of through soon, and then we would in the recent epistemic, married. My husband has promised to get one, but he didn't go through with It. I didn't have the money to do it myself."

Since Mr. Clarke bare twin sons last July the best she ran do is to keep tied with:

The special article which we print elsewhere iz this issue, illustrating the ease with which heroin addicts may appease their

Mr. Lily Kenny, 33, claims to craving for the drug, would seeme the mother of 14 tseven living,

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All that was said during week about propaganda in, Hongkong, One ground for grousing by the however, remains true, but it is troops in the lack of a fast new the government who are evidently Mortice bringing racing, boxing prinmrlly responsible for delay. The local police and military wire civil servants in Whitehall have and cricket results from England.

They will have to learn what less often are pressed into

already learned. oflefal service to overcome this

Then we shall ses air raid pro- difficulty and to spread sports news pagala In Hongkong that is general interest as quickly as really effective and not left to possible,

with Sometimes troops

small For Radio Listeners wireless sets for maintaining touch

of

A forming themselves into ne20- be heard heatedly discussing វេ ។ far as the situation will permit, viation to protect interests. Pity the reason for some boxer's defeat Hongkong listeners can't do same or victory all based on about three thing.

Sir Patrick Hannon, M.P.' for words of news sandwiched in be

Mosley, Birmingham, who is pub- tween official items.

Duty in Jerusalem has given the list of all things British, has formed Listeners” League, com-, soldier a glimpse of the religions bining activities of the Wireless life of Christian, Jew and Moslem. League and Radio Association One soldier mentioned the seven which have membership of only underground synagogues clustered 15,000 odd,

together in an ancient part of Jerusalem. He had seen how Dutch Comparison

beggare still frequent catacomba the former Attorney-General

known as the Istambulla quarter. THE Listeners' League with a born organiser, Sir P. Han- Master Attendant

non, at the helm, hopes to be able

B.B.C. programme·

De Master Attendant, Sing- thority on

chiefs.

pore, is Comniander C. C. Dix, also a retired naval officer. He can lo Malaya in 1931.

The bonefits will be virtually same as those provided by Wire- less League, and membership drive-

will be

Doctors will probably tell him that the East is due for the return "wave" of malaria, which Dr. Fitzgerald prophesied last year. but which has not yet appeared.

Return To East SIR EDWARD ST. J. JACKSON, to point the necessity of amend-of whom twelve were born within of Ceylon, has returned to Colom ment of the law as it applies to Toronto's city Emits. City be in connection with the Immigra

len registered tion Commission. Lady Jackson is CAPTAIN Freyberg's successor to concentrate with greater au- the se of dangerous drugs, cords show only

within the decade. Rats killed one with him. Opium divans are illegal in this Kenny child. If the contest

Sir Edward Jackson says that he Colony, as also is the smoking of judges rule out her two unrecorded

Mr. Kenny still has Rut the infants,

a is very glad of this opportunity opium in such divans. law makes no such provision in good chance to break the the and to return to Ceylon which he left pocket Bachelor Millar's $500,000 with very great regret about 14 the case of heroin. An opium by delivering before to-day ends. months ago after having served 6

Mrs. Kathleen Nagle, 31. who years ns Attorney-General. divan is defined, under the Or- dinance dealing with opium, as a has had twelve children televon Rants about Rickshas place used for the smoking of the

a few years later and again was organised complaints of Indivi- drug, in which a fee or its equiva- Mrs. Alice Timlech, 36 mother N symbol of slavery by Mr. La mentioned in despatches,

He was wounded in the Great official organs, are reported to be lent is charged for such smoking, of 17 (16 living), has also given Guardia, Mayor of New York.

birth to ten within the ten-year Asked to act as a starter in a War and moved to the Admiralty, watching new developments with

some misgivings. or where any benefit, direct or period covered by the Millar will.

ricksla race from New York to a wing attached to the war staff.

Then he went to Copenhagen as Government veto on expressions of indirect, is derived therefrom by Dark horse of the competition near-by seaside resort he wrote an naval attache and retired from a opinion on policy in those organs the keeper. It is further laid is Mrs. Grace Begnato, 43, sturdy indignant refusal. He stated:

Toronto-born Italian court inter-

"God Almighty gave man horses tive service with the thanks of the will shortly operate, and they re- down that where two or more

preter, who habitually keeps work

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. persons. are found smoking opiuming up to the hour of her con devise locomotives, motors Ad

countries, notably Holland," "the Before he came to Malaya, and listeners' organisations not only in any

place, such persons not finement. Mother of 23 (14 living), aeroplanes. The very idea of one being resident therein, it shall, she has already been able to pro- human being trudging along as a after his retirement from the pay piper but also call tune in.

duce nine to qualify for the Miliar beast of burden and dragging Navy, Commander Dix was har every broadcast programme. until the contrary is proved, be money. This week she was due to another who is sittingt comfurta bour master at Barbados, presumed that the place. isando so again, hoped for twins.'

opium divan. The law in regard

living), of whom ten are eligible

to be considered for the prize, and DICKSHAS

Began As "Bottic-O"

S

are

classed 13

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Commander Dix, who is 65, ser- ved in China on H.M.S. Bardeur to rope in some of the 400,000 during the Boxer Rebellion and listening enthusiasts. was mentioned in despatches. He launched after first meeting.

"The B.B.C., perpetually at un- was also in the Somaliland troubles

duals in

its milions-circulation-

Full well B.B.C. editors realised

NOTABLE anniversary in Bri-

bly under the shade is repulsive to and went to a similar post at King- Another Page in History me and is contrary to everything ston, Jamaica in 1927. that our country stands for," to smoking even goes so far as

New Commodore

tish colonial history in Far NYDNEY'S leading empty bottle Despite Mr. La Guardia's refu to declare that any person found

East passed by almost unnoticed dealer is coming to Hongkong sal the race was held. Rickshas APTAIN Marshal L. Clarke, last month. It was 125th anni-. in an opium divan, or escaping

on a world cruise.

who not long since relinquished versary of Lord Minto's proclama- He and his were almost unknown in America therefrom when the premises are family occupy one of the most until 1933, when large numbers command of the Sixth Destroyer, tion by which Great Britain took being raided, shall, until the con- luxurious suites on the liner. were imported for the Chicago Flotills, has returned to Enstern possession of Java,

Twenty years ago. Alf Butler Exhibition. There the University waters to succeed Captain William Prior to proclamation, famous trary is proved, be presumed to

a students dragged visitors round the P., Mark-Wardlaw as Commodore; battle of Meester Cornélia had entered commercial life as be or to have been smoking opium "bottle-o", a calling well known as grounds.

in-charge of the Singapore Naval been fought, and when Lord Base. It will thus be seen that such in Australian cities, but equi- Dull For Soldiering therein.

Minto took possession of colonies there is not the least dubiety nsvalent

Ile arrived in Singapore this (they were then in French hands) to that of the rag-and-bine man Life is not very bright for month. Captain Clarke specialised he did so in name of King Geoorge to what the legal position is in of England. He and a partner British soldiers engaged in keeping as a navigator and during the War III "for all eternity." regard to the keeping of opium saved money from odd jobs divans or the smoking of the well.

in method and equipment

the pence between Jews and Arabs he held that post in the flagships

Anniversary has been better in Palestine, a member of the Sea of Admirals Sir Dudley de Chair remembered in Batavia than in drug in sich places. Unfortun- To-day their business always forth Highlanders writes to a and Sir Reginald Tupper, in the British Colonies in East. Heer G.. ately,

Hongkong. The 2nd Tenth Cruiser Squadron which G. van der Kop, who publishes there is no. comparable carries a stock of 10,090,000 hot friend in legislation in regard to the heroin tea, and is the second largest Battalion of the Regiment is formed the outer blockade athwart Batavia Weekly News, had an in-

the North Sett.

teresting article on the anniver- enterprise of its kind in the world, coming here in February,

qury in recent issue. evil. As matters stand at pre-

Shortly after proclamation, Lord sent, it would not be illegal to

Minto issued his commlalon to Mr. Stamford Raffles to act Lieutenant-Governor of Java and its dependencies.

keep a divan wholly devoted to

heroin, nor to give facilities in be extended also to heroin. Some-|

such places for the smoking of the thing might also be done in re- BULLS AND INNERS

drug. The most that could be

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donc under such circumstances gard to the selling and use would be to prosecute for ps-heroin pipes, along lines of the session of heroin, under the Dan-existing prohibition in regard to gerous Drugs Ordinance, but such hypodermle syringes for cocaine A local resident has just re- This caived a big cheque by air-matl. prosecutions would be of little and morphin injections.

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Naturally enough, the return Journey to Canton gives the Talpo Belle a two-way stretch.

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Raffles, who avas political officer attached to Lord Minto's staff was only 30 at time, but it is generally admitted that he deserved post.

British occupation of Java last- ed until 1816, and Raffles' dis- appointment when it was handed' over to the Dutch is well known. He gained still greater fame, how- ever with founding of Sinapore.'

avail if it were shown that the latter law has proved most effec- His El Dorado. amount of drug were only suf- tive in curbing a form of the

A Rotarian asserted that Hong- ficent for the personal needs of drug addiction which was most

shertly to be offered to the public. kong hus not been "sold." Never- "Pop Jenkins" Dead

theless, we've got lot of pups. those in whose possession it was pronounced many years ago. The promoters say they'll be Woni-

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MR. Arthur Jenkins, well-known through Far East as "Pop found. As is disclosed in our Such extension of the law as we worth it.

What with all these photographic Jenkins," died in his sleepin special article, opium divans are have urged would admittedly

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and painting exhibitions, Hong- Bangkok recently.

to be getting If many more strange animals kong sens being freely used for the joint only touch one aspect of a tre- smoking of opium and of heroin,mendous problem, but the menure seen on the Mainland, we shall artful every day. but whilst, under the existing sures suggested would have some have to rename it the New Ter

rortories. law, it would be possible to pro-effect in lessening the facilities

O coed against the keeper of the for securing the drug and would

The Government really is going divan and against those who are tend to restrict the local market to build a new City Hall in the

The law, however, future. Before then, of course, According to a scoress, pros-ant Cemetery in Bangkok was a smoking opium therein, neither therefor.

perity will start in Hongkong in testimony to the high regard in the keeper nor the heroin smoker would need to be much more many nights must fall.

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December. All the same, the bills which he was hold in commercial circles, Siamese, Chinese and could be charged in respect of vigorously enforced than that

A Kowloon lady who missed will have to be paid in January.

European. What is obvi-applying to opium If any reali

£10.000 by three inches has now ously needed is that the same impression is to be made on the made her Finnlist of what she In-

"Pop" Parker tends to buy with her winnings. laws that apply to opium should evil.

CRAWFORD, LTD. heroin-smoking.

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"Pop" represented a number of well-known British export houses and he had been coming East an- nually in these interests for well of over a quarter a century,

The number of people who at tended his funeral at the Protest

A defendant told the Magistrate this week that he was tired prison. Time lags."

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A lot of smuggling and snug. gling goes on near Fanling,